Excessive Heat in New York (manhattan), New York

Excessive Heat July 21, 2011 – July 23, 2011 · New York (manhattan), New York

Deaths

What the National Weather Service wrote

Excessive heat between 95 and 105 degrees, along with heat indices in excess of 105 degrees occurred for a couple of days. The heat index was as high as 114 degrees at noon and 1 PM in Central Park (KNYC) on July 22nd.

The wider storm

An oppressive hot and humid air mass produced excessive heat that resulted in day time temperatures 95 to 105 degrees with night time lows in the 70s and 80s. Heat indices peaked around 115 degrees during Friday afternoon, July 22.

Prolonged excessive heat led to the death of at least 20 people in Southeast, NY; 19 in New York City (7 in Brooklyn, 6 in the Bronx, 4 in Manhattan, and 2 in Queens) and 1 in Orange County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 328480. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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